a twitch of the eyelid

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• Eyelid — Palpebrae redirects here. For the levator palpebrae, see levator palpebrae superioris muscle. Eyelid Upper and lower eyelids Latin palpebra inferior, palpebra superior …   Wikipedia

• twitch — [[t]twɪ̱tʃ[/t]] twitches, twitching, twitched V ERG If something, especially a part of your body, twitches or you twitch it, it makes a little jumping movement. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch... His left eyelid… …   English dictionary

• Blepharospasm — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind. DiseasesDB = 15748 ICD10 = ICD10|G|24|5|g|20 ICD9 = ICD9|333.81 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph eMedicineTopic = 202 MeshID = D001764 A… …   Wikipedia

• Chvostek sign — The Chvostek sign (also Weiss sign) is one of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. It refers to an abnormal reaction to the stimulation of the facial nerve. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the… …   Wikipedia

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• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• blepharism — noun condition in which a person blinks continuously • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication * * * ˈblefəˌrizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary blephar + ism …   Useful english dictionary

• reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …   Universalium

• Myokmia — is an involuntary and continuous Myoclonus (muscle twitch) that affects the muscles of the face, particularly the eyelids, as a result of the random firing of neurons leading into the muscle fibres. It is mainly caused by a lack of sleep, or… …   Wikipedia

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

• Ocular myasthenia — gravis (MG) is a disease of the neuromuscular junction resulting in hallmark variability in muscle weakness and fatigability. MG is an autoimmune disease where anomalous antibodies are produced against the naturally occurring acetylcholine (ACh)… …   Wikipedia